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DPS identifies body found near I-20 in Van Zandt Co.

Details are extremely limited, but CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.
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VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating after a body was found near Interstate 20 in Van Zandt County.

According to DPS, around 4 p.m., on Monday, troopers responded to a report by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) road crews of a body they discovered while cleaning debris from the grass on the south side of I-20, just west of Canton.

The body has been identified as Joshua Hammond, 39, of Canton.

An investigation is under way to determine the cause of death.  

 

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